We Remain Committed to Empowering Tribal Self-Determination & Data Sovereignty

The Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP) was founded in 2019 to provide much-needed data support to Native American communities. As a project of the nonprofit Village Earth, NLAP is inspired and guided by 30+ years of grassroots work in direct support of communities’ needs. Since NLAP’s inception, our work has been guided by the needs […]

Announcing our Webinar Series: Keystone Data Tools for Native Land Planning

The Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP) is hosting a webinar series on three of our key data tools. Join these 45-minute webinars to learn about our Agriculture on Native Lands dashboard, Land Cover dashboard and map, and Cropland Data Layer dashboard! These free, public data tools are not only powerful for tribal planning on their […]

Check Out These Data Tools for Native Farmers & Ranchers

Native farmers and ranchers are major contributors to their reservation economies, food systems, and land stewardship. Recognizing this, NLAP has created dedicated pages of Data Tools for Native Farmers and Data Tools for Native Ranchers. Read more about these pages here.

Honoring David Bartecchi

Today and every day, we honor the memory of David Bartecchi: a beloved husband and father, an esteemed member of his community, and a good relative to the earth and all people. David served as the Executive Director of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Village Earth from 2008 onward. In 2019, he co-founded the Native Lands Advocacy […]

New Data Tools for Fire Stewardship on Native Lands

The Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP) is excited to highlight three data tools related to fire on U.S. Native lands. These three tools (our Thermal Activity Map, Environmental Risks Dashboard, and Extent of Fires on US Native Lands Dashboard) can help users understand the factors contributing to wildfires and their impact on Native Nations. These […]

New to the NLIS? Start here!

The Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP) compiles, consolidates, and visualizes data resources to support sovereign, sustainable, Native-led land planning and protection.

Crop Diversity on Native Lands

Our new Cropland Diversity data dashboard is the first index of Cropland Diversity ever calculated and published for US Native Lands. What findings does this dashboard reveal? And why does this data matter?